Terry McAuliffe

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News about Terry McAuliffe, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 30, 2015

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe's political action committee says it will return $25,000 donation from Glinn USA Investments because company will not affirm its legality; reticence is likely due to company's ties with Sonogol, Angola's state-owned oil company. MORE

Mar. 26, 2015

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe is ordering Alcoholic Beverage Control agents to be retrained after an arrest that left University of Virginia student Martese Johnson bloodied and shouting allegations of racism. MORE

Mar. 20, 2015

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe orders investigation of incident in which Alcoholic Beverage Control agents injured student they were arresting outside Charlottesville bar, leading to accusations of racism. MORE

Mar. 19, 2015

Virginia State Police have been asked to investigate the forceful arrest of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson; Gov Terry McAuliffe has asked for independent investigation after witnesses said Johnson's treatment by local officers was unprovoked. MORE

Jan. 20, 2015

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe is hospitalized in Richmond after being thrown from a horse and breaking seven ribs during holiday vacation in Africa. MORE

Sep. 9, 2014

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe, who in June ordered his cabinet to devise plan to expand Medicaid unilaterally, announces that only 25,000 uninsured Virginians will be receiving coverage, far fewer than 400,000 he has said are eligible if state expands Medicaid under Affordable Care Act; move is sign of how McAuliffe has been forced to retreat after losing fight with Republican-dominated General Assembly. MORE

Jun. 14, 2014

Virginia Republicans, empowered by their new majority in State Senate, pass budget that does not include Medicaid expansion that Gov Terry McAuliffe sought and forbidding him from unilaterally expanding health care program for poor; McAuliffe vows to keep fighting for broader health coverage. MORE

Jun. 11, 2014

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe loses his battle with state lawmakers over Medicaid expansion, an enormous retreat from the high expectations he set for a liberal agenda; he is thought to be studying how to press the issue by executive action, a legally and politically uncertain course; facing a June 30 deadline to pass a state budget, Democrats gave in to Republican demands to leave out a Medicaid expansion. MORE

May. 13, 2014

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe orders review of what he calls 'extreme and punitive' state health rules that make it harder to operate abortion clinics, saying he will protect women's rights to make health decisions. MORE

May. 11, 2014

Editorial observes that group of Virginia Republicans are so determined to block expansion of Medicaid that they are holding up passage of budget, threatening shutdown of state government; holds that intransigence has left 400,000 low-income residents without coverage; supports Gov Terry McAuliffe's effort to expand Medicaid without legislative approval. MORE

Mar. 24, 2014

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe has found that his gift for persuasion is ineffective against conservative Republican majority in the House of Delegates; special legislative session is set to begin with both Democrats and Republicans raising the specter of a government shutdown over McAuliffe's desire to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. MORE

Mar. 19, 2014

Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe says he expects Duke Energy to fully compensate the state for large coal ash spill into Dan River, which crosses Virginia and North Carolina, coating 70 miles of river with toxic sludge. MORE

Jan. 12, 2014

Newly elected Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe avoids mention of political connections during his inauguration speech, intent on portraying himself as independent politician and not merely Washington operative. MORE

Nov. 7, 2013

Election of Terry McAuliffe as governor in Virgina is the seventh of the past eight statewide elections that Republicans have lost, run of misery dating to 2005; Republicans who viewed McAuliffe as a beatable candidate engage in recriminations about how party erred by nominating outspoken social conservative Kenneth T Cuccinelli II. MORE

Nov. 3, 2013

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe has amassed one of the largest favor banks in American politics from his work as Democratic National Committee chairman and onetime chief fund-raiser for Bill Clinton; Democrats nationwide are reaching out to McAuliffe with endorsements, strategic advice and an avalanche of money. MORE

Oct. 25, 2013

Virginia governor’s race has been characterized by negativity and a great deal of outside money, with voters feeling little enthusiasm for any candidate; Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads in polls against Tea Party opponent Atty Gen Kenneth T Cuccinelli II. MORE

Oct. 22, 2013

Bill and Hillary Clinton in full fund-raising mode come as a revelation to Democratic donors accustomed to what some see as aloof indifference of Pres Obama; Clintons are working on behalf of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, and if Hillary Clinton runs for president in 2016, Virginia contest provides chance to start building network of rich executives and entrepreneurs who backed Obama in 2008. MORE

Oct. 3, 2013

First concrete gauge of political fallout from government shutdown may play out in Virginia, where governor's race between Republican Kenneth T Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe seems to be focused on which party will take the blame. MORE

Aug. 23, 2013

Political Memo; some polls show Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe with a narrow lead over his Republican challenger Kenneth T Cuccinelli II. MORE

Aug. 16, 2013

Editorial laments fact that both candidates in Virginia's gubernatorial election are facing questions about political favoritism; contends it is increasingly impossible for voters to focus on issues important to them as storyline in campaign is about backdoor ways both Atty Gen Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe may have used in their pursuit of power. MORE

Aug. 10, 2013

Electric car company GreenTech Automotive, backed by Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, close adviser to both former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton, has become an explosive issue in the race with concerns of fraud and national security; polls show candidates are neck-and-neck in the increasingly nasty race, and analysts predict the winner will be whichever candidate is getting less negative press on Election Day. MORE

Apr. 26, 2013

Longtime Democratic Party operative Terry McAuliffe's electric car company GreenTech Automotive is potential embarrassment as he runs for governor of Virginia; documents have surfaced questioning his decision to locate auto plant in Mississippi, instead of Virginia, and noting that while he promised 1,500 jobs, GreenTech employs only 78 people. MORE

Jul. 22, 2012

Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has enlisted both former Pres Bill Clinton and former Mississippi Gov Haley Barbour to help his car company GreenTech Automotive get off the ground; McAuliffe's vast political connections underscore the benefits of being bipartisan. MORE

June 26, 2015, Friday

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent comments on immigration and same-sex marriage reflect a growing feeling among Democrats that the balance on cultural issues has shifted in their favor since her last campaign.

May 8, 2015, Friday

Supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton made up the Democratic lineup, and Senator Marco Rubio, who has declared his candidacy, and Senator Lindsey Graham, who is considering doing so, were the Republican presence.

April 19, 2015, Sunday

Sending an operative to Iowa like Michael Halle, who has ties with the Clinton loyalists Terry McAuliffe and Robby Mook, indicates a serious push in the caucuses there for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s expected presidential campaign.